GLASTONBURY — Improvements to the Glastonbury High School pool, installing air-conditioning at three elementary schools and new carpeting at all elementary schools top next year's capital improvement project list.

Superintendent Alan B. Bookman reviewed the projects with the board of education Monday night. Over the next month, the board will place priorities on the projects and send a list to Town Manager Richard J. Johnson for inclusion in the townwide capital improvement plan for funding. Other projects included energy efficiency improvements and a study for a heating and ventilation system at Gideon Welles School.

Although the air-conditioning — a $5.2 million project — was included on Bookman's list, board members said the project "distorts" the capital improvement plan because of its large cost. Board Chairwoman Susan Karp said the project should be separated from the list.

"The CIP is really not designed for this," board member James R. Zeller said.

Another big ticket item is $450,000 to replace the gutters and piping around the edge of the pool. Bookman said the gutters take the water that comes off the surface of the pool and filters it. He said the gutters are from when the pool was built in the early 1980s.

"Something has to be done," he said. "It is truly a community pool throughout the year. You have to maintain it properly. This is a high priority on the community list."

Bookman said if approved, the work would take place after the high school's winter swimming season. The pool would be out of service for up to three months.

Another project includes $330,000 to replace carpeting in the elementary schools. The carpets were originally installed during renovations in 1995. According to Bookman, the life expectancy of the carpet is 15 years because of the "impact of student traffic along with the numerous organizations that use our buildings for after-school and summer programs."

The school system is conducting an energy audit and has included $200,000 to replace or upgrade equipment with more energy efficient products. He said the items funded will be things that give a quicker payback.

"We are looking to save energy and support things that give paybacks in three years versus 20 years. We want the low-hanging fruit and go after those first," he said.

Also included on the list is $65,000 for a heating, ventilation and air conditioning study at Gideon Welles, the town's sixth-grade school. The $1 million replacement boiler system would be funded in the capital improvement plan for 2016-17.